COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does communications satellite mean? 

• COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (noun)
  The noun COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE has 1 sense:

1. an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbit

  Familiarity information: COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("communications satellite" is a kind of...):

artificial satellite; orbiter; satellite (man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon)

Meronyms (parts of "communications satellite"):

satellite receiver (a receiver on a communications satellite)

satellite transmitter (a transmitter on a communications satellite)

Holonyms ("communications satellite" is a part of...):

communication equipment; communication system (facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information)